ACL Travel Thread, Flights, Tour Packages and Game Day Meeting Points

[priorpeter]

🚨 ACL Elite MD1 tour - final details 🚨

✈️ Flights are with China Eastern Airlines - non stop to Jinan on Sunday and returning overnight on Wednesday, arriving back in Sydney 7.30 Thursday morning.
🏨 Accommodation is at the Holiday Inn Express Jinan Hi-Tech Zone - which is about a 15 minute walk from the stadium.
💵 Full payment is required by Tuesday 27th August. This is for two reasons - airline ticketing regulations and that 15-17 September is the Chinese Mid Autumn Festival Public Holiday. We are currently holding sufficient rooms but will not be able to guarantee availability or prices after 28 August.
All tours will be fully escorted from the Central Coast by Mariners Foundation Member (no. 84) Geoff Johnson, who is a former Mariners NYL Manager and a tour leader with experience in managing tours in 70 countries.

Any questions can be directed to Geoff directly - please let me know if you have any questions and I’ll pass through his details. Formal booking and payment details will be provided to all supporters once they have submitted their Expression of Interest to jacqui@balnarringtravel.com.au

 

[scoober]

I'm all booked for the Kawasaki game

 

[Meerkat]

I'm all booked for the Kawasaki game

I’m still looking at it.. who did you end up booking with?

 

[scoober]

I’m still looking at it.. who did you end up booking with?

Went with Singapore Airlines in the end as ANA jumped to near $1400 where Singapore was $1000
Others JAL $1480, Jetstar $1400 and Qantas $1500+

 

[sydmariner]

Went with Singapore Airlines in the end as ANA jumped to near $1400 where Singapore was $1000
Others JAL $1480, Jetstar $1400 and Qantas $1500+

Narita or Haneda?.

 

[scoober]

Narita or Haneda?.

Haneda. A third the cost and half the time to get into central Tokyo then from Narita
(Jetstar only fly into Narita, all others Haneda)

 

[Josho Howe]

Haneda. A third the cost and half the time to get into central Tokyo then from Narita
(Jetstar only fly into Narita, all others Haneda)

Nice one. I got my eye on the Feb Kawasaki trip too. Few people heading over l would expect. Am sure a pre and post game meet up venue will be sorted out.

 

[snoa]

Just booked flights to Kawaski in Feb.
Decided to go the long way via Singapore. Will be making the most of the trip and the bye week, spending the better part of two weeks touring the country.
Will keep an eye out here for meet ups.

 

[JB16]

Just booked flights to Kawaski in Feb.
Decided to go the long way via Singapore. Will be making the most of the trip and the bye week, spending the better part of two weeks touring the country.
Will keep an eye out here for meet ups.

Can't find the Singapore Airlines flights anywhere. Anyone know what day it departs and where I can find it???

 

[snoa]

Can't find the Singapore Airlines flights anywhere. Anyone know what day it departs and where I can find it???

They are pretty easy to find and travel a few times a day.

Just go to the Singapore airlines website and pick a day the select Sydney as the origin and Tokyo as the destination.
will give a few flight options routed via Singapore.

You can also try going with Scoot which is the Jetstar equivalent of Singapore airlines.

 

[scoober]

Can't find the Singapore Airlines flights anywhere. Anyone know what day it departs and where I can find it???

As @snoa says very easy to find on Singapore airlines website or even flight centre if you prefer a travel agent (few $ more)

 

[sydmariner]

Webjet is also pretty good too.

 

[Tevor]

The tour for the Shanghai Port game has just come out. Looks like I’m going to China.

 

[sydmariner]

Isn’t Vissle Kobe before Shanghai port.

 

[Tevor]

Isn’t Vissle Kobe before Shanghai port.

Yes but I also want to go to the Kawasaki game in Feb so China in Oct will be a good mix and something different. Also get to yell abuse at Muscrat

 

[priorpeter]

Isn’t Vissle Kobe before Shanghai port.

No, Vissel is in November

 

[Wamberalmariner]

My son and I are thinking of heading to the vissel Kobe game in two weeks. Does anyone have any experience in getting tickets? J league website shows some afc elite tickets but not for the Mariners game.

Is anyone heading over for that one?

 

[sydmariner]

My son and I are thinking of heading to the vissel Kobe game in two weeks. Does anyone have any experience in getting tickets? J league website shows some afc elite tickets but not for the Mariners game.

Is anyone heading over for that one?

there’s a few fans on here that are going to the Frontale game in feb so it might be the same for that game, also there’s usually organised travel tours going over to each game.

 

[JB16]

My son and I are thinking of heading to the vissel Kobe game in two weeks. Does anyone have any experience in getting tickets? J league website shows some afc elite tickets but not for the Mariners game.

Is anyone heading over for that one?

Go to the Vissel Kobe website and click tickets👍💛💙

 

[scoober]

My son and I are thinking of heading to the vissel Kobe game in two weeks. Does anyone have any experience in getting tickets? J league website shows some afc elite tickets but not for the Mariners game.

Is anyone heading over for that one?

In the past we have got tickets from the mariners. I’d reach out to them before buying any tickets